Medford

Medford Meaning & Origin

About Medford
The name "Medford" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "medu" meaning "mead" or "meadow" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river that can be crossed on foot." Therefore, the name Medford can be interpreted as "meadow ford" or "crossing in the meadow."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Medford are male.

Medford Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MTFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M031063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 D F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈmɛdfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MTFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M316

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Medford in Braille

Here's how to represent Medford in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Medford in braille

How to Spell the Name Medford in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Medford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Medford in sign language

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